Adobe gets a lot of criticism when it comes to Flash on mobile and the company has recently announced that it will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. PlayBook owners do not have to worry because apparently Adobe will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.
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The average consumer simply doesn’t care about security today, but they will in 5 years. You can’t go an entire week without reading a story about the Chinese Government or some hacker group trying to access an individual or corporation’s private data. As smartphones become more ubiquitous, users are going to buy more of the smartphone platform that affords them more protection against malware and potential theft of personal data.
Recently, Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security warned that clicking on an infected PDF file “is sufficient to infect the mobile device with malware without the user’s knowledge” on several versions of Apple’s iOS operating system. A statement filed said that cyber criminals could access confidential information such as passwords, online banking data and emails.
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Adobe has announced a really cool Touch SDK that allows developers to create tablet apps that communicate directly with Photoshop CS5. The company is inviting developers to create tablet and mobile apps that interact with Photoshop CS5 and CS5 Extended software. The Photoshop Touch SDK allows Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS apps to interact with the desktop version of Photoshop for some interesting cross-platform potential.
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Mobile World Congress 2011 is going strong with announcements and yesterday we learned that Adobe Flash 10.2 will be available for the BlackBerry PlayBook (as well as Android Honeycomb). We’re hoping that this update will have a positive impact on battery life and overall user experience, as the update will support Stage Video which apparently can deliver better video quality while making more efficient use of the processor and memory.
According to the press release:
“Stage Video decreases processor and memory usage while enabling higher frame rates and improved video quality. Test results show up to 80 percent CPU savings when playing back video in 1080p on Windows® and Mac OS. Stage Video support for mobile devices will be available on Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” and BlackBerry Tablet OS. Existing H.264 video content on the Web will benefit from Stage Video on mobile platforms without any changes to the content.”
More after the jump.
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Christophe Coenraets, an Adobe Technical Evangelist, wrote a cool tutorial on the BlackBerry Support Forums, showing how easy it is to make a company directory app for the PlayBook using Adobe Flex Hero. In 90 minutes, Christophe says you should be able to build a company directory app that lets you:
- Search for employees
- View employee details
- Navigate up and down the org chart
- Call, text, and email employees
Head over to the Support Forums and check out the tutorial. Be sure to let us know if you build a PlayBook app and we’ll feature you on the site. You can also follow Christophe @ccoenraets or on his blog.
